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Should I Wait? (PC Thread)

LondonBridgeLondonBridge __BANNED USERS regular
edited November 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
So the Nvidia's 8800GT is out and though its very affordable its not the best card out, especially where Crysis is concerned. Plus it seems we're entering a new chapter with CPU & mobos as quad cores and PCI-E 2.0 just being released recently. So thats still expensive right now. Right now I'm on a 3200XP, 6800GT, 1Gb and while that was king in 2004 I am a lowly pauper in 2007.

I just need some assurance that it's ok to wait till the Geforce 9 series is released. Help me with my anxiety!!!

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  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Small note about the quad cores~ They're more for video-editing etc. and not so much for gaming. Apparently it is very difficult to write engines that can take full use of the four processors. For gaming you're better off with a DuoCore right now.

    Can't really help you with anything else. If you think you can take full use of your PC for gaming for the next 2 - 3 years, then go for it. If you're in college or work a lot of hours per week, it's probably not really worth it. PCs are expensive and it's a shame if you upgrade without having the time to enjoy it.

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  • LondonBridgeLondonBridge __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2007
    Aldo wrote: »
    Small note about the quad cores~ They're more for video-editing etc. and not so much for gaming. Apparently it is very difficult to write engines that can take full use of the four processors. For gaming you're better off with a DuoCore right now.

    Can't really help you with anything else. If you think you can take full use of your PC for gaming for the next 2 - 3 years, then go for it. If you're in college or work a lot of hours per week, it's probably not really worth it. PCs are expensive and it's a shame if you upgrade without having the time to enjoy it.

    Thanks for the advice on the quad-cores. I also have a concern for PCI-E 2.0 too, any insight on that?

    I work full time from 7-3pm Mon-Fri and make decent money so I have plenty of free time to enjoy games. I just don't any buyers remorse. My current rig was so kick ass for its time and thats what I want now.

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  • CasketCasket __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2007
    Aldo wrote: »
    Small note about the quad cores~ They're more for video-editing etc. and not so much for gaming. Apparently it is very difficult to write engines that can take full use of the four processors. For gaming you're better off with a DuoCore right now.

    Must be a crock. Parallel programming should be the same no matter how many cores you use. If it doesn't work on a quad core it shouldn't work on a Dual core either.

    Also there are some great deals on Quad Cores. They can be yours for as little as 300 bucks.

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  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Casket wrote: »
    Aldo wrote: »
    Small note about the quad cores~ They're more for video-editing etc. and not so much for gaming. Apparently it is very difficult to write engines that can take full use of the four processors. For gaming you're better off with a DuoCore right now.

    Must be a crock. Parallel programming should be the same no matter how many cores you use. If it doesn't work on a quad core it shouldn't work on a Dual core either.

    Also there are some great deals on Quad Cores. They can be yours for as little as 300 bucks.

    DuoCore is easier to deal with, so most games are able of taking use of it, QuadCore only adds more variables in the mix.

    http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000942.html For more information. This is H/A, so discussing things in detail would not be appreciated by the mod-squad.

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  • RookRook Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    LondonBridge wrote: »
    So the Nvidia's 8800GT is out and though its very affordable its not the best card out, especially where Crysis is concerned. Plus it seems we're entering a new chapter with CPU & mobos as quad cores and PCI-E 2.0 just being released recently. So thats still expensive right now. Right now I'm on a 3200XP, 6800GT, 1Gb and while that was king in 2004 I am a lowly pauper in 2007.

    I just need some assurance that it's ok to wait till the Geforce 9 series is released. Help me with my anxiety!!!

    Basically, it should all boil down to if you're happy with what you got, then keep it. I had the exact same system and upgraded in march or so of this year, don't regret it and you could pick up the same PC now for about half the price at the moment.

    Do bare in mind that when the 9series launches the prices will be back to the premium prices whereas at the moment you could probably by the 8800GT and then whatever the 9800GT equivalent is for the same price as a launch 9series card.

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    Gah, lots of silly stuff. It's "Dual Core," not "Duo Core," unless you're trying to say "Core2Duo" which is Intel's dual core proc line. If you'r buying today and upgrading tomorrow (figuratively), then yes, go for a dual core proc, but if you want your upgrade to last you a long, long time, a quad core is a better buy. Waiting until the 9X00 series comes out is probably a good idea if, like I said, you want it to last a long logn time, but if you'll be upgrading again sort of soon, an 8800GT is an amazing choice considering the price/performance ratio. Like Rook said, when the 9X00s come out, the choice will be between the very good crazy expensive ones and the sort of good (but still awesome) less expensive ones. You might be better off just getting an 8800GT and waiting until the 9X00s have been out for a bit before you upgrade.

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  • AldoAldo Hippo Hooray Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    TychoCelchuuu wrote: »
    Gah, lots of silly stuff. It's "Dual Core," not "Duo Core," unless you're trying to say "Core2Duo" which is Intel's dual core proc line. If you'r buying today and upgrading tomorrow (figuratively), then yes, go for a dual core proc, but if you want your upgrade to last you a long, long time, a quad core is a better buy. Waiting until the 9X00 series comes out is probably a good idea if, like I said, you want it to last a long logn time, but if you'll be upgrading again sort of soon, an 8800GT is an amazing choice considering the price/performance ratio. Like Rook said, when the 9X00s come out, the choice will be between the very good crazy expensive ones and the sort of good (but still awesome) less expensive ones. You might be better off just getting an 8800GT and waiting until the 9X00s have been out for a bit before you upgrade.
    'Scuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me, princess. I wasn't trying to be silly, I just didn't know the right translation for the Dutch word.

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  • LondonBridgeLondonBridge __BANNED USERS regular
    edited November 2007
    Seeing how the 8800GT isn't up to snuff with Crysis and I want to see super high settings then I may just save my $$$ for a Geforce 9 series system and hold myself over with a XBOX360. Thanks!

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited November 2007
    If you're going to spend ~$300 or whatever it costs for an XBOX360 to "hold you over," an 8800GT that you resell when you upgrade is probably a better bet.

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